Fc Iu 0 - 3 morgan (384263039)

It had rained all day, but 32596 hardy fans still made it out to INVERNESS Arena. Christoph Ortner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Diego Javier Fazio and Ezio Zattoni. Fc Iu tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Steding - Kéri, Crowe, Zarif, Castaldo - Scardino, Baril, Riezenkamp, Telaeche, Steinbach - Vaudroz.

morgan decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Zanda - Blumenberg, Reirå, Pendl - Ogier, Babaradić, Luža, Witherington, de Nijs - Alçın, Bruxo.

After 2 minutes T. Alçın made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to M. Bruxo who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 0 - 1. Fc Iu's L. Telaeche's long shot really ought to have found the net 3 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. After 16 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave S. Luža a chance to increase the lead for morgan, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. It was a bad day for the usually speedy J. de Nijs. The mud seemed to slow him down. morgan increased the lead to 0 - 3 as M. Reirå scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. The crowd groaned when T. Crowe, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for Fc Iu. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by morgan, with 60 percent of the ball.

After 50 minutes, Fc Iu switched T. Steinbach with F. Marconnet, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Good work by the Fc Iu defensive line after 68 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found A. Vaudroz alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Fc Iu's A. Vaudroz was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. S. Tãnasã was given a chance to change things around. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but S. Luža showed great heart and had a good game. 75 minutes into the match, S. Ogier came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. morgan claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

Fc Iu's top performer was clearly B. Kéri. F. Marconnet on the other hand, had a terrible day. morgan's best player was S. Luža. However, J. de Nijs made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 3.